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In this module you will learn about the consequences that living with a chronic disease (or diseases) has on the individual, as well as the impact on family, friends, and carers. You will focus your learning on a particular chronic disease that are health priorities globally and local and national contexts. They are diabetes, cardiovascular disease, dementia and cancer.

LO1: Critically evaluate the evidence-base underpinning current practice in the management of people affected by chronic diseases.
LO2: Evaluate the social and psychological impact of conclusive diagnosis of a chronic disease on people and their family/ carers.
LO3: Critically appraise the role of the multidisciplinary team in promoting self-management to enable people to live positively with a chronic disease.
LO4: Evaluate current local practice and possible changes to improve psychological symptoms and health, and well-being for people living with one or more chronic diseases.